Margie Ellis signs a poster to commemorate singer Whitney Houston at the New Hope Baptist Church in Newark, New Jersey. Police said they plan to lock down streets near Saturday's private funeral for Houston in her hometown of Newark and urged the thousands of fans expected to crowd the area to...

Margie Ellis signs a poster to commemorate singer Whitney Houston at the New Hope Baptist Church in Newark, New Jersey. Police said they plan to lock down streets near Saturday's private funeral for Houston in her hometown of Newark and urged the thousands of fans expected to crowd the area to... (Lee Celano, Reuters)